My Halo News.com

The latest news about the Halo series of games from Microsoft

Year: 2007

  • Halo 3 Bundles – some good, some not so much

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    J C told us about some Halo 3 bundles available in the US; Costco has a $500 package that includes the Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360, a Limited Edition of Halo 3, and a McFarlane Halo 3 controller (they’d cost you about $530 individually), and Sam’s Club has a set of bundles that I…

  • Halo 3 Rap, Updated

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    cchapman updated his ‘Open Letter to Halo 3 Players’ (released yesterday) – the new version is significantly more polished. It’s also available streaming, from his MySpace page. (Louis Wu 16:02:42 UTC)

  • Halo 3 Birthday surprise

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    GamesBond007 pointed out a YouTube vid of a boy getting the present of his dreams. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy.(Louis Wu 16:02:14 UTC)

  • Halo Community Hits the Ground Running

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    foomojive

    So what’s the state of the Halo Nation? Mighty fine. Communities have been stepping up to the plate with some awesome tournaments and giveaways. Platform Nation has a Halo 3 tournament happening now where you can win Halo 3: Legendary Edition! Cavegirls are hosting the second annual “Fight like a girl” Halo 3 tournament to…

  • THX Live and the new Commen117s section

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    Oculus

    Introducing the THX Live section of the Hushed Casket web interface: This is just the first step in a series of changes we’re planning on bringing to the THX website. THX Live is now the comprehensive view providing a place for you to go and see all of the content & comments on a single…

  • THX Live and the new Commen117s section

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    Oculus

    Introducing the THX Live section of the Hushed Casket web interface: This is just the first step in a series of changes we’re planning on bringing to the THX website. THX Live is now the comprehensive view providing a place for you to go and see all of the content & comments on a single…

  • The Wideload Commandments

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    narcogen

    Alex Seropian of Wideload Games delivered the keynote address at GarageGames’ IndieGamesCon conference. GamaSutra has a summary of the content of Seropian’s talk, including the Wideload Commandments.

  • RT: Machinima Europe

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    Rooster Teeth News

    This news post is primarily for you European readers. Burnie and I will be in Leicester, UK this weekend for the Machinima Festival Europe 07. We’ll be showing some of our work (including a special video just for the festival), and drinking lots and lots…

  • Halo 3 terminals examined

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    CapnKrunk

    If you’ve played your way through Halo 3’s campaign, you’ve most likely come across these terminals at some point in the game. Once activated, they display a cryptic set of messages that, unless you’re paying attention, might seem like utter nonsense. As it turns out, member TheRussianKoLob has found all of the terminals and nabbed…

  • I think I see Chris Carney up there.

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    Heh – Free Radical announced they’re making TimeSplitters 4. Check out the trailer. (Yes, this is on-topic.) Thanks, Pixellated.(Louis Wu 21:50:49 UTC)

  • Review Frenzy Halo 3 Madness – Saved Films

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    QualityJeverage

    Ever wanted to show your friends that awesome snipe? To relive that tight CTF game? Let the Review Frenzy give you the skinny on the good, and the not so good about Halo 3’s revolutionary Saved Films feature. What are Saved Films? “Prove it.” That’s the challenge that has echoed in the ears of Halo…

  • Deborking – In Progress

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    Have you noticed that your Halo 3 online stats are a little screwy right now? Bungie has, too. They’re working on it. Thanks, Dan Szarmach.(Louis Wu 21:42:33 UTC)

  • 25 new VGL shows

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    Video Games Live just announced another 25 shows, with a newly designed show that includes music from Halo 3. Read the press release on their site.(Louis Wu 18:35:43 UTC)

  • OMG My Stats are Borked!

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    Bungie.net’s Recent News

    Some folks have been experience statistical weirdness over the last few days, that weirdness is being rectified right now, but more weirdness is arising!

  • Cavegirls Fight Like A Girl 2

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    The Cavegirls would like to remind everyone that they’ve doubled the size of both Fight Like a Girl tournaments, the FFA and the 2v2, so there’s plenty of room. The tournament goes down on Saturday October 20 at 2 pm Eastern – if you haven’t signed up yet, you can get more info in this…

  • If Jackson Pollock Dual Wielded

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    narcogen

    YankeeHotel has started up a picture blog called abstrakt, art from inside the Halo 3 engine, featuring artsy, unmodified screenshots. Check it out! Thanks for the heads-up to Louis Wu at HBO.

  • Wideload Goes From Short To Instant

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    narcogen

    GameDaily Biz has the story of Wideload’s first game from its Wideload Shorts division, Cyclomite: In Wideload Shorts’ Cyclomite players pilot a round object called a Cyclomite through meteor storms “in order to save the universe.” A multicolored Cyclomite ring in the center of the field is used to catch meteors as they fly toward…

  • Great Balls Of Fire.

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    You would think that Stuntmutt would find some spectacular way to celebrate 700 regular strips of One One Se7en, some truly clever pun or intricate puzzle. You’d be… wrong. (Congratulations, Stuntmutt! Getting to 700 without being tarred and feathered… I’m impressed!)(Louis Wu 15:59:26 UTC)

  • Halo 3 in Rolling Stone

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    fullbore let us know that Rolling Stone issue 1036 (October 4) has an article entitled ‘Inside Halo’s Secret Lab’ – there’s a copy of it online, as well. fullbore is unhappy with the unflattering epithets they’ve come up with for Bungie employees. (The fact that Marty’s music is classified as ‘New Age’ bugged me more……

  • Spartan Gundam

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    Wavehawk bought a Gundam model and painted it – and when he was done, was pretty surprised by how much it looked like a Spartan robot. See if you agree!(Louis Wu 15:37:51 UTC)